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Horse Hay; Fork. No. 79,058. Patented June 23. 18,68.

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Letters Patent No. 79,058, dated June 23,1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE HAY-FORKS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, HENRY L. DOANE, of Green Oak, in the county of.Livingston, and State of Michigan, have invented a newand usefulImprovement in Hay-Forl s; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enableothersskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing, forming part ofthis specification, inwhich- The figure represents a perspective View of my invention.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish a hay-fork of the classgenerally known as horse hay-forks, which is simple, cheap, andefi'icient.

It consists of a pair of hinged or swinging tines, connected with acorresponding pair of fixed tines, the construction and operation ofwhich will hereinafter be fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, A A are the fixed tines, which are bentfrom one continuous rod of iron, steel, or other metal, the parts B Bforming respectively the cross, arch, and eye. The lifting-rope, D, isattachedto the eye, 0, and the latter is provided with a sheave orpullc'y, b, over'which the tripping-line, H, passes, as shown.

The hinged tines, E E, are also formed of one continuous piece ofrod-metal, and the cross part, G, of these tines passesthrough the eyes,a a, formed by bending asingle or double turn in the tines A A at thatpoint.

The hinged tines are curved and cross, as shown.

vThe tripping-line H is attached to some suitzible part, as the crossingd, and passes through the eye 0 and over the pulley-sheave b, as shown.i 1

The manner of operation of my invention is as follows: The parts B B ofthe fixed tines and the upper parts of the hinged tines are grasped bythe operator, thus holding the-hinged tines extended, as shown by thered outline. The fixed tines are thrust down into the hay, and thehinged tines pushed down to bring the corresponding points of each pairof tines in contact, asshown in the drawing. The quantity of'hay thusenclosed is lifted, pulling the rope D, which passes over apulley fixedover head in the manner common to all horse hay-forks. The hinged tinesbeing curved, and the fixed tines being straight or only slightlycurved, the-greater part of the weight of the hay will rest upon .thelower parts of the hinged tines, which lower parts are nearly or quitehorizontal. When the hay is suiiiciently elevated and brought over themow or place where it is to be dropped, the tripping-line is pulled,whichraises the hinged tines and releases the hay, thereby permitting itto drop from the fork.

The tines may be hinged together by any suitable hinge-device, thoughthe hinge which is shown is simple and effective, and is all that isrequired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The swinging tines E E G, constructed of one pieceof metal, when the parts E E are crossed, as shown, whereby their pointsare brought obliquely across the points of the fixed tines, as and forthe purpose herein set forth.

2. The two pairs of tines A {LB B, eachfl'ormed on one'continuousrod orbar of metal, and hinged together by the cross part Gr and benteyes a a,all substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

The above specification ofmy invention signed by me, this 6th day ofApril, 1868.

HENRY L. DOANE.

Witnesses:-

Rosana WARDEN, HENRY L. DEAN.

